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Thread: Best bookshelf monitor for under $1500? |
    
balthus Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 01:15 am: |
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Hey folks,
These are my contenders so far:
spendor s3/5 se
monitor audio gr10
north acoustics spirit
totem rainmaker
Anything else I should consider? This is for a small room (12' x 11') and would be paired with a small subwoofer. |
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Silver Member Username: Landroval
Post Number: 838
Registered: Feb-04
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| Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 04:10 am: |
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I think the GR10 lost in comparison to the half-the-price Quad 12L, give it a listen, it's good. Dynaudio Audience 52SE is very nice and B&W 705 isn't bad either. |
Silver Member Username: Rh1
Post Number: 282
Registered: Jun-04
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| Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 10:45 am: |
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check out What Hi-Fi magazine (November issue), they have a buyer's guide in this issue. this should help a bit in your decision |
CarSubWoofer Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 11:28 am: |
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another vote for Dynaudio Audience 52SE, or the Axiom M22ti. |
OnimushaLord Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 12:58 pm: |
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In no particular order:
Reference 3A De Capo i
ATC SCM12
Quad 12L
Dynaudio 52 SE
Spendor S3/5 SE
Dynaudio BM6A (active monitors)
Wilson Benesch Arc
Onix Reference 1
AVI Neutron IV
AVI Pro Nine plus
Pro Ac Reference Signature 8
Veracity HT1 (Salk Sound)
Cheaper but offering competitive admirable performance would be:
Quad 11L
Epos M5
MA B2
MA S1/S2
Aegis Evo One
Axiom M22Ti
KEF Q1
Klipsch RB-35(a tad bright)
ATC SCM7
Cheers! |
J. Vigne Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 01:16 pm: |
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Well now, after all those suggestions we still have no idea what "sound" you are looking for; or, what the rest of the system is or will be, including the room. Some idea of musical tastes would be helpful while you're at it.
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balthus Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 01:29 pm: |
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Thanks for all the suggestions. With regard to J. Vigne's comments...musical tastes are eclectic: jazz, rock, classical, latin...I listen to it all. As I said, the room is small (12' x 11') and there is no room for stands, so the speakers would actually be on a bookshelf. Amp is the integrated Rotel 1062 with a Rotel RCD-1072 cd player. Also looking for a small sub for extending the lows. I prefer accurate sound with minimal coloration. |
J. Vigne Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 01:38 pm: |
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If you want new speakers I would go with the Spendors. There are lots of good bargains to be had in pre owned products.
Read this thread with particular attention to Ghia's post:
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/1/104962.html
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